EP3507443A4 - Zugangsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP3507443A4
EP3507443A4 EP17844675.3A EP17844675A EP3507443A4 EP 3507443 A4 EP3507443 A4 EP 3507443A4 EP 17844675 A EP17844675 A EP 17844675A EP 3507443 A4 EP3507443 A4 EP 3507443A4
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EP3507443A1 (de
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Robert Ian Hedley
Christopher Nash Whybin
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Justoy Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R3/00—Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards
    • B60R3/02—Retractable steps or ladders, e.g. movable under shock
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D23/00—Construction of steps for railway vehicles
    • B61D23/02—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated
    • B61D23/025—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated electrically or fluid actuated
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/52—Ladders in general with non-rigid longitudinal members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/52—Ladders in general with non-rigid longitudinal members
    • E06C1/54—Ladders in general with non-rigid longitudinal members of the lazy-tongs type
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C5/00—Ladders characterised by being mounted on undercarriages or vehicles Securing ladders on vehicles
    • E06C5/02—Ladders characterised by being mounted on undercarriages or vehicles Securing ladders on vehicles with rigid longitudinal members
    • E06C5/04—Ladders characterised by being mounted on undercarriages or vehicles Securing ladders on vehicles with rigid longitudinal members capable of being elevated or extended ; Fastening means during transport, e.g. mechanical, hydraulic
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/18—Devices for preventing persons from falling
    • E06C7/181—Additional gripping devices, e.g. handrails
    • E06C7/182—Additional gripping devices, e.g. handrails situated at the top of the ladder

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
EP17844675.3A 2016-08-31 2017-08-29 Zugangsvorrichtung Active EP3507443B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2016903478A AU2016903478A0 (en) 2016-08-31 Access device
PCT/AU2017/050919 WO2018039713A1 (en) 2016-08-31 2017-08-29 Access device

Publications (3)

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EP3507443A1 EP3507443A1 (de) 2019-07-10
EP3507443A4 true EP3507443A4 (de) 2019-07-31
EP3507443B1 EP3507443B1 (de) 2020-07-01

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EP17844675.3A Active EP3507443B1 (de) 2016-08-31 2017-08-29 Zugangsvorrichtung

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US (1) US10604078B2 (de)
EP (1) EP3507443B1 (de)
AU (1) AU2017320333B2 (de)
CA (1) CA3032526A1 (de)
WO (1) WO2018039713A1 (de)

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US10604078B2 (en) 2020-03-31
AU2017320333A1 (en) 2019-02-14
EP3507443B1 (de) 2020-07-01
US20190184901A1 (en) 2019-06-20
EP3507443A1 (de) 2019-07-10
WO2018039713A1 (en) 2018-03-08
AU2017320333B2 (en) 2023-03-16
CA3032526A1 (en) 2018-03-08

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